She certainly helped him master these skills. Before his marriage he had taught himself to read and spell a little.
intragenerational mobility
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was a professional tailor and ran his own tailor shop.
he was a tailor
Prior to his political career, Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth President of the United States, worked as a tailor. He first served as his mother's apprentice, and ran away before the age of 18 with his brother to find further tailoring work.
US President Andrew Johnson became the US president, from his position as Vice President in 1865 due to the assassination of US President Lincoln. From 1862 to 1865 Johnson served as the military governor of occupied Tennessee.
Andrew Johnson, who was the 17th president of the US was never a slave. He was an apprentice to a tailor when he was a boy.
Sources give "The Tennessee Tailor" , "Sir Veto","Father of the Homestead Act". I don't think any were or are widely used.
ANDREW Johnson
Andrew Johnson's nickname was: The Tennessee tailor. Andrew Jackson's nickname was: "Old Hickory".
Andrew Johnson was a tailor for many years before he got into government service, He owned a tailor shop in Greeneville, TN,
Johnson was a tailor and ran a tailor shop.
Andrew Johnson was a tailor by profession and lived in Tennessee, hence the nickname.